Selma Pettersen
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 5
Youth career
Kjelsås
Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Kolbotn 7 (0)
2021 → Øvrevoll Hosle (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Stabæk 35 (1)
2023– Vålerenga 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Norway U15 2 (0)
2021–2022 Norway U19 10 (0)
2022– Norway U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Selma Pettersen (born 21 February 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toppserien club Vålerenga.[1]

Club career

Kolbotn (2020–2021)

Pettersen troubled with injuries at the start of her career. She went trough several surgeries before signing for Toppserien side Kolbotn in 2020.[2] She made her toppserien debut in May 2020.[3] In the second half of the 2021 season, she was loaned out to second-tier side Øvrevoll Hosle.[4]

Stabæk (2022–2023)

In December 2021 she signed a two-year deal with Stabæk.[5]

In 2022 she was included in Aftenposten's list of the biggest talents in Norwegian football.[6]

Vålerenga (2023–)

In July 2023 she signed a two-year deal with Vålerenga.[7] She described it as a dream came true to sign for the club she was supporting as a child.[8]

National team career

Pettersen has international matches for U15, U19, and the U23 national team for Norway.[9]

She was a part of the Norwegian squad who made it to the final of the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Selma Pettersen". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ↑ "- Nesten sånn at jeg gråt, fordi det var så moro!". www.nab.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Selma Pettersen - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Skademarerittet gjorde Stabæk-talentet best i én spesiell ferdighet". www.nfkvinner.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Selma Pettersen klar for Stabæk". www.stabak.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Norges største fotballtalenter". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Velkommen, Selma Pettersen". www.vif-damefotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "VIF-supporteren er endelig blitt VIF-spiller". www.dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Selma Pettersen - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "2022 Women's Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the finalists". www.UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.


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